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TS Inter 1st Year English Model Paper Set 3 with Solutions
Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
Section – A
Question 1.
Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words. 2 × 4 = 8M
a) It is not the case only with the coals, Mrs. Bouncer, but I’ve lately observed a gradual and steady increase of evaporation among my candles, wood, sugar, and matches.
b) But in your Departmental Store, do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton’s Law of Gravity ?
c) The physical overdraft came only from greater will power.
Answer:
a) Introduction : We come across these interesting words in Box and Cox, a one-act play written by John Maddison Morton.
Context & Explanation : Mrs. Bouncer a greedy landlady, rents out her room to two persons at the sametime, without letting one know of the other person. They are Mr. Box, the printer and the other man, Mr. Cox. Mr. Box works all night and lives here only during the day. Mr. Cox is employed in a hat shop where he spends all day. Thus, Mrs. Bouncer manages to ensure that they do not meet each other in the room. But, they suspect something is wrong there. They notice their things being used up by others. The given words from Cox complain about this loss of things. It speaks alot about Cox’s nature.
Critical Comment : Here, Mr. Cox addresses these words to Mrs. Bouncer.
b) Introduction : This sentence is taken from the prose piece, Father, Dear Father written by Raj Kinger. Actually this is an article published in the English daily, The Hindu.
Context & Explanation : Rahul is a school boy. He is the class topper in his school. His first rank slips to the second. His father is angry with it. In response to his father’s disappointment, he writes a letter to his father. He raises several pertinent questions about our education system. He also wants his father to be his friend, philosopher and guide. Further, he loves a simple and natural life. He wants to get practical education.
Critical Comment : Rahul presents his anguish over the present education system through this letter to his father.
c) Introduction : This sentence is taken from Roger Bannister’s inspi-rational essay ‘The First Four Minutes’. It is his personal experience.
Context & Explanation: Here, he describes the power of will power. Now, he had turned the last bend. There were only fifty yards more. His body exhausted all its energy. But, it went on running just the same. That energy came from greater will power. At that crucial time, determination, dedication and will-power lead his legs ahead. Thus, with all his energy and will power he could succeed.
Critical Comment : He narrates his glorious moments and second to second experience while running for completing a one mile race.
Question 2.
Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words. 2 × 4 = 8M
a) And I will Luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry :
b) You may succeed with another blow.
c) Have you sighted anyone.
with shadows in his dusky eyes ?
Answer:
a) Introduction : This couplet is extracted from the beautiful lyric A Red Red Rose, written by Robert Burns. It is one of the best lyrics of English poetry. It blends the eternity of love with the mortality of life.
Context & Explanation : The speaker says he will love his bonny lass until ail the seas dry up. The word ‘a’ is the shortened form of all. It is very common in Scots English. Gang does not refer to a group of people. It is an old word that means ‘go or a walk. The seas will probably never gang dry. So, the speaker seems to be saying that he will love his lass forever.
Critical Comment : Here, the poet makes several promises to love his beloved forever.
b) Introduction : This optionistic line is taken four the inspirational poem, ‘Keep Going’, written by Edgar Albert Guest. He was very well-known as a people’s poet. The poem is universally acknowledged as one of the best inspirational poems.
Context & Explanation : This simple inspirational poem speaks volumes about the need to keep going, despite difficulties in life. If openly admits that life may be a mixture of more pains and less pleasures. But, one must continue with one’s effort till success greets one. It is because you may succeed the next time. So, you try again and don’t give up even if you fail many times. If another blow fails, try another and another. But, stop not.
Critical Comment : The poem encourages and inspires the reader to keep on the effort till the goal is attained.
c) Introduction : These are the opening lines of the poem, “The Beggar” written by Dr. Ammangi Venugopal, a popular Telugu poet. He has written in Telugu as Bichchagadu. It is translated into English by Elanaaga, (Dr. Surendra).
Context & Explanation : The poem projects the intense grief and suffering of the farmers. A farmer today is misery incarnate. His eyes speak volumes about farmers’ sorrow. The poet minces no words in highlighting their woes. He opens the poem with a question. It identifies farmers with dark eyes that are filled with the shadows of their struggles. The reader, addressed as ‘you’, is forced to understand and sympathise with farmers. Therefore the lines play an important role in initiating the thought process effectively.
Critical Comment : The poet portrays the pathetic plight of farmers. He is questioning the reader to make him to think about the farmers.
Question 3.
Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 Words each. 2 × 4 = 8M
a) How does Booker T Washington advise the teacher-trainees to develop frankness and honesty in their teaching ?
b) Why was Thimmakka called Saalumarada ?
c) Box and Cox is regarded as the best farce of the 19th century. Support the statement with illustrations from the play.
Answer:
a) Booker T Washington is a world-famous Afro-American writer, activist and educator. His collection of speeches comes in the form of Character Building. A selection from that celebrated book is our present lesson. It discusses the two sides of life. It recommends the positive side. The address is to teacher-trainees. So, frankness and honesty on the part of teacher is highlighted here. It needs a very good teacher and a great person to say “I don’t know.” None knows everything of any subject. In fact, knowing that one doesn’t know something is the true education. To admit that fact, one needs frankness. Admitting the fact is honesty. Intellectual integrity is the need of the hour!
b) The present internet-based essay, the Green Champion – Thimmakka describes the magnificent achievements of an ordinary woman with an excellent commitment to conserve nature. Thimmakka, a woman more than 100 years in age, from Karnataka has been launded globally as the green champion for her planting mission. Thimmakka along with her husband planted over 8000 other trees. Even after her husband’s death, she continued her mission of planting trees. Her outstanding work earned her the name Saalumarada, which means a row of trees in Kannada. Thimakka is popular as Saalumarada Thimmakka due to her work. She continues her fight against deforestation. Her contributions are truly remarkable. With her achievements, she is called Saalumarada Thimmakka.
c) Box and Cox, crafted by John Maddison Morton is a one act play. It is hilarious. It drives readers into one continuous rear of laughter. A farce is a play with a style of humour marked by improbabilities. The play Box and Cox is remarkable for its stark improbabilities. Mrs. Bouncer, the greedy landlady, renting out the same room to two gentlemen separately is the most unimaginable improbability. The tenants, Mr. Box and Mr. Cox, do not know this. Mr. Box, a printer stays in the room only during the day. Mr. Cox, a hatter, occupies the room only at nights. Mrs. Bouncer somehow manages to ensure that they do not meet each other in the room. Yet, they suspect that something is wrong. Her explanations to their complaints add to the fun. The language Mr. Box and Mr. Cox use is so verbose that it evokes lots of laughter. Thus, the play proves itself to be a farce of rare quality.
Question 4.
Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2 × 4 = 8M
a) Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
b) Bulk does not make man better be. How does the Oak support this stand ?
c) ‘An easy-to-read poem, keep going is rich both in its context and form’. Explain the above statement with examples.
Answer:
a) The poem ‘Happiness’ is written by Carl Sandburg. It conveys a beautiful message. It is extracted from his collection of poems. Chicago songs. The poem is an expression of the narrator’s search for the meaning of happiness and his ultimate realization.
The narrator seeks to know what happiness is. He enquires with many professors but in vain. Even, the top executives are consulted, but to no avail. One Sunday afternoon, he wanders along a river. There, he sees a group of Hungarians with their women and children under the trees. They are spending happy moments there. He at once understands what happiness is. Happiness is living in the present. It is not wealth or success or fame.
b) Ben Jonson’s poem, The Noble Nature is one of his most popular lyrics. This short poem discusses a noble thought in simple style. That profound message is expressed clearly with the help of example and images from nature. It highlights the point that equality counts more than quantity. Growing physically like a bulky tree or living long like a sturdy Oak does not make a man noble being. The huge, strong a and aged Oak will soon become a lifelesss, ‘dry’ and withered piece of log. So too will be the fate of a man who is only blessed with long life and physical and material well being. Therefore, mere bulk doesn’t make Man better be. Matter matters, not the magnitude.
c) Edgar Albert Guest’s poem ‘Keep Going’ is truly an inspirational poem. It undoubtedly rich both in its context and form. It is very well written with simple words and free flowing rhymes and with an extremely powerful message that applies to anyone and every one. It is all about perserverence, tenacity, determination and will power to not to give up especially when things are going wrong the poem reminds us that there are seeds of success in every failure. That is why we mustn’t quit. It rekindles the self-confidence to believe in our abilities to achieve the goals that may appear beyond our reach this self-confidence empowers us to bring our dreams into action. Thus, the context is motivational. The form is acceptable.
Question 5.
Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2 × 4 = 8M
a) Narrate the feelings of Alan as he was not able to reach the ground in time after meeting the old man on his way.
b) Describe the scene of the dinner party.
c) Is the title, “The Short-sighted Brothers” apt to the story ? Explain.
Answer:
a) “Playing the Game”, from the pen of Arthur Mee, pictures the humane angle of Alan. Alan was studying in a school. He got his long-awaited chance to play cricket in his school team. He was excited. On that important day, he started early. But on his way, he saw an old, lean and weak man. That old man was walking with difficulty. The man in Alan woke up. He helped the old man walk with his support. So, he couldn’t reach the ground in time. His chance to play was given to another boy. Alan felt bad. He bit his lips. His sorrow knew no bounds. He couldn’t even express his inability to go there in time. He walked back home slowly in disappointment.
b) “The Dinner Party”, by Mona Gardner, is a gripping narration of an interesting incident. A colonial officer and his wife host a large dinner party. It is in their spacious dining hall. The hall has a bare marble floor. The rafters are open and glass doors are wide. Government, army and embassy officials with their wives are the guests. A visiting American naturalist is the special invitee there. Twenty guests take part in that party. There is a spirited discussion about the nerve contral a woman has. A snake is there. The American naturalist takes control of the situation. He succeeds in making everyone stay calm till the snake crawls out.
c) Yes. The name “The Short-sighted Brothers” and the content of the story look like made-for-each-other things. The title matches perfectly well with the theme. Three brothers are the lead characters. All the three brothers were very short-sighted. It was a physical disability. And they all suffered from the related mental disability too. They failed to see the possible result of their crooked plans. They were selfish. They were greedy. They tried to cheat one another. Finally their follies were exposed. As the entire story deals with their physical and mental short-sightedness, the title is appropriate to this ancient Chinese folk tale.
Section – B
Question 6.
Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a sentence each. 4 × 1 = 4M
“Where do you live, sir ?” called Alan at last in the old man’s ear. “Up the road and some way round the corner, “he answered in his thin, weak voice.” l should be so much obliged if you could see me home. You look a very kind little boy.” See him home ? And they were still a long way off! If only he could walk a little faster. Why, the teams would be already on the field, and the captain would be wondering why he did not come.
Questions:
i) What did Alan ask in the old man’s ear ?
ii) Where was the old man’s house ?
iii) What request did the old man make to Alan ?
iv) Why was Alan in a hurry ?
v) If only he could walk a little faster. Why did Alan want the old man to walk faster ?
vi) Why would the captain be wondering ?
Answer:
i) “Playing the Game”
ii) Arthur Henry Mee
iii) in the classroom, the next morning
iv) They gave Alan three loud cheers.
v) As they learned about Alan’s kind act in some mysterious way.
vi) Compliments conveyed through rhythmic claps in a joyous way.
Question 7.
Read the following passage carefully and answer AN FOUR questions given after it in a word or a sentence each. 4 × 1 = 4M
Innovation in Irrigation-Kaleswaram
Kaleswaram, the brainchild of Sri K. Chandrashekhar Rao, is considered the world’s largest multipurpose, multistage lift irrigation project. The other two such projects in the world (one in the USA – Colorado; and the other in Egypt – Great Manmade River) took three decades for their completion. But Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was inaugurated in just three years (on 21 June 2019) after starting work on it in 2016. With three barrages, 20 lifts and 20 reservoirs, it aims at lifting water to 500 meters height and carrying it to over 500 KMs spanning 13 districts with a canal network crossing 1800 KMs. Built on the Godavari at Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district, the project mainly aims to use the till now unused Pranahitha waters near its confluence with the Godavari. The project presently lifts 2TMC (Thousand million cubic feet) water per day. Plans are a foot to increase the capacity to 3TMC a day. It aims at irrigating 37 lakh acres besides meeting the drinking water needs of Hyderabad and other villages, developing water V transport and promoting fisheries and tourism.
Questions:
i) Why is Kaleswaram called a multipurpose project ?
ii) Support the statement that KLIP is a multistage project.
iii) What is the difference between KLIP and the other such projects in the world ?
iv) Name the river that provides water to KLIP.
v)To what height is water lifted from the beginning to the final point ?
vi) What is the irrigation potential of KLIP in acres ?
Answer:
i) as it irrigates, supplies drinking water, develops water transport, promotes fisheries and tourism.
ii) as it consists of three barrages, twenty lifts and twenty reservoirs.
iii) KLIP was inaugurated in three years after the work started on – it while the two other such projects took three decades for their completion.
iv) the Pranahitha and the Godavari
v) 500 meters high
vi) 37 lakh acres
Section – C
[Note: Answers of this section must be written at one place in the same Serial Order.]
Question 8.
Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column – A with their meanings in Column – B. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
The Green Champion – Thimmakka
| Column A | Column B |
| i) muse | a) unyielding, inflexible |
| ii) ancillary | b) willing to obey, dutiful |
| iii) fibbing | c) travel across |
| iv) topsy-turvy | d) secondary, additional |
| v) cross | e) great mental pain |
| vi) prattle | f) telling a trivial lie |
| vii) traverse | g) annoyed, angry |
| viii) obedient | h) upside down |
| ix) adamant | i) reflect, think over |
| x) anguish | j) repeat meaninglessly |
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| i) muse | h) upside down |
| ii) ancillary | f) telling a trivial lie |
| iii) fibbing | b) willing to obey, dutiful |
| iv) topsy-turvy | j) repeat meaninglessly |
| v) cross | c) travel across |
| vi) prattle | i) reflect, think over |
| vii) traverse | d) secondary, additional |
| viii) obedient | a) unyielding, inflexible |
| ix) adamant | e) great mental pain |
| x) anguish | g) annoyed, angry |
Question 9.
Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined words. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
1. Treatment heals wounds.
2. Ah ! don’t say you don’t agree with me.
3. Since he was tired, he went to bed early.
4. I love singing because it is interesting.
5. I ‘can’t be at ease until I wash my face.
6. Eureka ! I got it.
7. I like salt and pepper.
8. Have you passed ? Congratulations !
9. Make hay while the sun shines.
10. Wake up early so that you can study.
Answer:
1) treatment – noun; wounds – noun
2) Ah ! – interjection
3) since – conjunction
4) because – conjunction
5) until – conjunction
6) Eureka ! – interjection
7) and – conjunction
8) Congratulations ! – noun
9) while – conjunction
10) early – adverb
Question 10.
Fill ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
a) In …………… accident …………… person who lost his legs was crying. At that time, …………… man who came there said, “Why do you cry like …………… child ?” and said, “See that man who lost his head and …………… hand and still not crying.”
b) …………… truck driver is going in …………… opposite direction in …………… one-way street. …………… police officer sees him but doesn’t stop him. Why doesn’t …………… police officer stop him ?
A : …………….. truck driver is walking.
Answer:
a) In an accident a person who lost his legs was crying. At that time, a man who came there said, “Why do you cry like a child ?” and said, “See that man who lost his head and the/a hand and still not crying.”
b) A truck driver is going in the opposite direction in a one-way street. A police officer sees him but doesn’t stop him. Why doesn’t the police officer stop him ?
A : The truck driver is walking.
Question 11.
Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
1. We lived …………… (in / at) the U.S.A (for / in) two years.
2. The office is open ……………… (from / on) 10 a.m [to / at) 5 p.m.
3. Abraham Lincoln came ……………… (from / with) a poor family.
4. She has been suffering ……………… (from / with) fever.
5. He prefers coffee ……………… (with / to) tea.
6. He fell ……………… (of / off) a bicycle.
7. There is a spider ……………… (on / by) the wall.
8. We come to college ……………… (by / in) bus.
9. The girl sat ……………… (between / among) her parents.
10. We congratulated Ajay ……………… (with / on) winning the award.
Answer:
1) in, for
2) from, to
3) from
4) from
5) to
6) off
7) on
8) by
9) between
10) on
Question 12.
Fill ANY FOUR of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 4 × 1 = 4M
1. People ……………… [speak] Telugu all over AP and Telangana.
2. Aarthi ……………… [act] in films since her marriage with Raghu, a film director.
3. She ……………… [appear] in about twenty films so far.
4. I ……………… just [receive] a call.
5. She ……………… [not, pay] the exam fee yet.
6. How ……………… you [watch] this TV programme.
Answer:
1) speak
2) has been acting
3) has appeared
4) have, received
5) has not paid
6) have, watched
Question 13.
Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences as directed. 4 × 1 = 4M
i) The postman will deliver the letters at noon.
(Change the sentence to passive voice.]
ii) Rainwater fills potholes on roads.
(Change the sentence to passive voice.]
iii) The girl said, “1 can change any given sentence into, reported speech.”
(Change the sentence to indirect speech.]
iv) Hima said, “Get out from here.”
(Change the sentence to indirect speech.]
v) Shimla is cooler than Ooty.
(Change the sentence to positive degree.]
vi) Let us keep to the pavement, ……………… ?
(Add a question tag.]
Answer:
i) The letters will be delivered by the postman at noon.
ii) Potholes on roads are filled with (by) rainwater.
iii) The girl said that she could change any given sentence into reported speech.
iv) Hima ordered him/them to get out from there.
v) Ooty is not as cool as Shimla.
vi) shall we ?
Question 14.
Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors. 4 × 1 = 4M
1. C.V. Raman’s knowledges of all branches of physics are amazing.
2. There is a scarcity of man-servants nowadays.
3. Many passer-bys observed the accident.
4. Mouses have spoiled the crop.
5. There are five womans in the team.
6. My cousin brother is a doctor.
Answer:
1. C.V. Raman’s knowledge of all branches of physics is amazing.
2. There is a scarcity of men-servants these days.
3. Many passers-by observed the accident.
4. Mice have spoiled the crop.
5. There are five women in the team.
6. My cousin is a doctor.
Question 15.
Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
i) sch_ _l
ii) enc_ _raging
iii) app_ _ranee
iv) exce_ _ent
v) sp_ _k
vi) a_ _ention
vii) p_ _ple
viii) kno_ _edge
ix) di_ _ipline
x) a_ _ord
Answer:
i) school
ii) encouraging
iii) appearance
iv) excellent
v) speak
vi) attention
vii) people
viii) knowledge
ix) discipline
x) afford
Question 16.
Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8 × 1/2 = 4M
1) aisle
2) exhibition
3) night
4) condemn
5) pneumonia
6) design
7) Christmas
8) reign
9) palm
10) debut
Answer:
1) aisle
2) exhibition
3) night
4) condemn
5) pneumonia
6) design
7) Christmas
8) reign
9) palm
10) debut
Question 17.
Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. 4 × 1 = 4M
Answer:
i) transgression
ii) nervy
iii) harbinger
iv) recognize
v) strive
vi) pesticide
Question 18.
Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in that set with regard to the sounds of the bold letters. 4 × 1 = 4M
i) real peace fear
ii) fail hair affair
iii) stout out would
iv) thin this thick
v) life drink sink
vi) do no phone
Answer:
i) peace
ii) fail
iii) would
iv) this
v) life
vi) do
Question 19.
Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words. 4 × 1 = 4M
i) lawyer
ii) literacy
iii) square
iv) harbinger
v) adamant
vi) muse
Answer:
i) 2 – disyllabic
ii) 4 – polysyllabic
iii) 1 – monosyllabic
iv) 3 – trisyllabic
v) 3 – trisyllabic
vi) 1 – monosyllabic
Question 20.
a) Analyse the bar graph given below and write “about it in a paragraph. 1 × 4 = 4M
OR
b) Read the following paragraph and transfer the information into a tree diagram.
There are so many species of animals that we find living on the earth. Scientists grouped these animals into different classes based on certain similarities they share. Animals are divided into vertebrates, ones with backbones and invertebrates, those without backbones. The vertebrates are basically divided into five classes. They are commonly known as mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Arachnids and insects are the two commonly known classes in the invertebrates group.
Answer:
a) Time spent on Smart Phones
The bar chart presents marks of three students in three subjects. Meena scored 70 in Telugu, 65 in Maths and in English just 50. Mala scored 65 in Maths, 50 in Telugu and only 40 in English. Megha secured 70 each in English and Maths but scored 60 in Telugu.
(OR)
b) Tree Diagram showing Species of Animals.
